Claire McGee, M.Msc leads a highly professional and uniquely qualified team of motivational teachers who are committed to working with corporations, educational entities, and individuals all over the world. Claire's goal is to empower people with the realization that they are in control of their destiny and have the very real and very valid ability to achieve their goals.
Claire knows this because she lived it.
In early 2004, Claire was on her way to a successful career in marketing. Her future looked bright. Happily married with two small children, a new home, and a rewarding career, she was well on her way to achieving all of her dreams.
These dreams were to deteriorate rapidly when she was diagnosed with Congenital Fiber Type Disproportion Myopathy, a very painful and debilitating muscle disorder. Claire rejected the reality of barely surviving and replaced it with a true belief in her ability to achieve all she had set out to do. It was during this time that Claire delved into the process of the mind and began to recognize all the negative thoughts and habits she had been living with on a daily basis.
This new found understanding of the principles for being inwardly aware and outwardly successful lead Claire down a path of self-discovery which, in turn, positively influenced people around her. She speaks differently, acts differently, and has built a passion for helping others to understand the power of the mind.
At one time in my life, I had just about everything a woman could want. I had a loving husband whom 1 loved A very much. I had two beautiful children who doted on me as much as I doted on them. My house was full of fun and laughter and love and was in a constant state of hustle and bustle.
I was also successful in business and continually advanced within the company I worked for. I thoroughly enjoyed what I was doing and I was very good at it. I started out as an Executive Assistant and worked my way up to a Market Analyst. The company was impressed with my performance and I gained a great deal of respect from my employer.
Life, in a word, was awesome. Then I became very sick.
When I was twenty-eight, I was diagnosed with a rare hereditary and debilitating muscle disorder - Congenital Fiber Type Disproportion Myopathy. Ever have a cramp in your toe or a "Charlie horse" in your calf muscle? That's what I dealt with on a daily basis - a hundredfold. The spasms and cramps affected my entire body. I was unable to smile without my face seizing up. I was unable to go for walks or play with my kids without being in severe pain.
When I was twenty-nine, I had an episode where a muscle spasm cinched the main artery on the left side of my neck, blocking the blood flow to my brain. I was rushed to the hospital by ambulance with "stroke-like" symptoms. I ended up being in the hospital for a week. When I left, I had to walk with a cane.
I was unable to work anymore. I was unable to play with my kids. I was unable to be a wife to my husband.
My life was gone.
Every day I moved with care because I was scared.
1 didn't know when the next attack was going to hit me.
I was nervous, anxious, and became increasingly sad.
Every thought I had was focused on the fact that I was sick and I had lost everything. The more I focused on the illness, the more I suffered physically, mentally, and emotionally. I felt like a terrible mother because I was unable to play with my children. I felt I was a terrible wife because I couldn't lift a finger to help around the house or enjoy my husband's company.
I hated myself.
I contemplated the reasons for my existence. I hated being sick. I hated being useless. I hated simply existing instead of living. I fell into a deep depression. Frankly, the only things that kept me alive were my children and the fact that they needed a mother.
I think that's what caused me to snap. I wanted to be a good mother to my children, not the huddled mass on the couch. "No more!" I said.
I had hit rock bottom. I was sick and tired of being sick and tired.
I decided to do something about it.
I took a very hard look at myself and my life and I realized all the self-damaging thoughts I was having that were affecting myself and all who came in contact with me.
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